Lock support for containers



Sept. 26, 1950 L.' PETERS LOCK SUPPORT FOR CONTAINERS Filed Dec. 20, 1948 Patented Sept. 26., 1.95.()

. `i T STAT ES. T' OFF l C E.

, Y l 2,523,969 y d Y Y* LOCK s'U-IPonrr Fort CONTAINERS l Leo Peters, Evanstomlll. App'liatan December 20, 194s, saremo. 66,1844

'This invention. relates toa lock support for containers, andY is particularly useful, in'connection` with the locking of a. clothes hangerv with a bag or other container on'the. outside of a door vina.` manner that will` enable the hanger to be unlocked from theoutside of the door only with :a key while permitting unlocking from inside the :door without a key. The invention, however, may '.be used. in other combinations.

The pick-up and delivery of laundry, clothes :for dry cleaning and various other packages and goods presenta number ofproblems lfor whichY :there have beenY no satisfactory solutions. Frefquently noone is at homewhen'the pick-upman ,d :arrives or when the driver is delivering laundry,v

(dry-cleaned suits, or othery packages Aor bundles. lNeighborsare inconvenienced bybeing entrusted with packages, considerable timeis wasted due 'Ito the tardy collection ofthe clothes, etc. and .the situation presents a troublesome problem.

,An object of this invention is to providev inexpensive means for furnishing clothes for the laundry, for dry cleaning, etc. to the pick-up manY in a safe manner without requiring the presence of the housewife, while at the same time permitting the safe delivery of such goods without requiring her presence. Another object is to provide a hook or support in combinationwith a lock which may bevsecured to a door or panel of a house in such a manner that a clothes hanger or bag of clothes may be hung and locked upon the door, while at the same time permitting the release thereof by a key held .by the delivery man. Yet another object is to provide a combination lock and hook together with means operable from within the house for unlocking the hook. A further .object is 'to provide a combination hook and lock which can be opened from the outside only with a key and opened from the inside without a key, thus permitting the operator of a cleaning establishment to have access 'to the combination vlock and hook whil'e at'the :same time permitting the housewife` to open the lock from inside the''door. vA Still Vfurther object is to provide a burglar-resistant hanger and Ibag to be used with the lock and hook together with means for locking the bag in closed position simultaneously with the locking of the hanger"` upon the hook. OtherY specic objects and advantages will appear asthe specication proceeds.

The invention is shown in illustrated embodiments by the accompanying drawing, in which: Figure 1 is "a perspective view of a hook and lock structure embodying my invention; Fig.' 2,

a, vertical sectional View of thestructure applied4 to a door orwall panel; Fig. v3, a front,v viewin elevation of the lock and hook structure showing the lock member move'dlaterally; Fig. 4, a View simi-lar to Fig. 3 but showingrthe hook memb er moved laterally Aafter being unlocked-g Iii-ing.y a sectional View similar to Fig. 2 but.s-hovvinga` modified form'of structure; Fig. 6, afrgnitViewv in elevation of the lock and hook structure show-n ,Y

in Eig. fbutrshowingl the lockmember swung to release position ;-4Figf7, a broken perspectivview Of. a zipper-.equipped has which may be used in. @.Codame with my invention; and Eig. .ft a broken detail ViewV cfa portion of the material used in the fabrication of the bag, the wire ,andi

shown in greatly enlarged tured to receive the actuating shaft I6 whichv extends through the panel Il tothe inner side of the door'. The shaft l5 is provided with an integral downwardly-extending closure member I'I.

yThe annular member l5 rotatably receives a hookr member i8v and Nis provided with a key lock 19 having a lockingbolt 20 received within a ref cess .2l of thev annular casing L5. A .plate 22 is secured to the-rear side of the rotatable slot member 1 8, The plate ,22 is received within recesseswithin the annular member l5 so as to retain the member ,IB against removal while per.- mitting rotation thereof.

integrally formed with the member L8 is .a

forwardly-.extending portion 2 3 having at v'its `.top

a .recess 24. .adapted to receivethe bail 25 of the clothes hanger; etc. The upper .end of the recess 24is closed b y the closure member i1 when the sainev is in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Thebail 2,5, as shown best in Figs. 3 and fi, has an enlarged end 2li. whichprevents .the removal of the bail from the recess '24 when the members I1 and 2 3 are in the positions shown in 4Eigsfl and 2.

The sleeve `I3 is provided on its inner side with la `flange 21 and the sleeves l2 and I3 may lbe Y'secured togetherby a screw `28, etc.

The shaft I6 extends through the sleeves l2 and I3 and is preferably bifurcated at its inner end to receive a lever 29 secured thereto by a pivot pin 3U. The handle or lever 29 is preferably provided with a latching pin 3l adapted to be received within a recess 32 provided by the bracket member 33.

The bail 25 preferably is extended through a bag 34 and may be secured to a metal frame support 35 within the bag. If desired, an open side of the bag may be equipped with a separable fastener 36, the slide 31 of which is preferably equipped with a chain or other means forming a loop 38 adapted to be extended over the bail 25,

' as illustrated in Fig. '1. Y

Operation In the operation of the structure shown in Figs. 1 4 inclusive, Yassuming that the .parts are in locked position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 with a hanger bail secured within the recess 24, the laundry, clothes for dry cleaning, or other goods havingbeen placed within the bag, they pick-up man upon arrival, inserts his key within the lock I9 and withdraws the lock bolt 20 from' engagement with recess 2|. The member i8 is then rotated to the position shown in Fig. 4 permitting the release of the bail 25. The loop 38 may then be drawn over Ythe bail 25 and the slide 31 drawn downwardly to open the bag. The clothes or other goods may then be removed by the pick-up man and the empty bag locked again in position. The locking is accomplished by rotating the member I8 to the position shown in Figs. l and y2.

The same procedure is followed by the delivery man, who inserts his key within the lock I9 to unlock the member I8 and then rotates the member I8 to the position shown in Fig. 4. The bag may be opened as described and the clean laundry and dry-cleaned clothes, etc. placed within the bag or upon the hanger frame 35. The slide 31 is` then moved to close the separable fastener 3E and the chain loop 38 drawn about the bail 25. The bail 25 is then placed within the recess 24 of member 23 and the member is moved to the position shown in Figs. l and 2, the bolt 20 dropping into the latching position shown in Fig, 2. The hanger and Vthe goods are thus protected against removal and safely await the return of the housewife.

The housewife has ready access to the delivered laundry, clothes, etc. and is able to release the bail 25 from inside the door panel IU. She draws the handle 29 rearwardly and rotates the shaft I to swing the closure member l1 to the position illustrated in Fig. 3. The hanger bail 25 may then be lifted off of the hook 23 and the bag 34 carried into` the house.

In Figs. 5 and 6 a modication is shown in which the hook member is stationary and the only movable member is an upper latching and locking member. In this structure, the outer sleeve 4| is provided with a depending hook member 42 providing a recess 43 for receiving the bail 25. The top portion of the outer side of the hook 24 is provided with a recess 44 adapted to receive a latch bar 45. The latch bar 45 is mounted for `free sliding movement in a channel 46 in the tubular member 41. The tubular member 41 extends inwardly through sleeve 4I and through an inner sleeve 48. An actuating shaft 49 equipped with a handle 50 extends through the tube 41 and is provided at its outer end with an eccentric pin 49a received within a recess in the latch member 45.

The tubular member 41 is turneddownwardly at its outer end at right angles so as to guide the latch into alignment with the locking recess 44 in the hook 42. The member 41 provides a cylindrical recess adapted to receive a keycontrolled rotary member 5I. The member 5I is provided -with an eccentric pin 52 received within a slot in the latch`45 whereby upon rotation of the member 5i through the use of a key, the latch 45 is raisedror lowered.

It will be noted that the member 41 is freely rotatable within the sleeves 4I and 48 and is held against rotation only by the latch bar 45. Upon release of the4 latch bar from engagement with the hook recess 44, the member 41 may be freely rotated either by the handle or by swinging the key which is in engagement with the lock 5 l. Thus the latch bar 45 may be actuated either by rotating the member 5l through the use of the key or by rotating the shaft 49 through the use of the handle wheel 50 after the retraction of latch 45.

After unlatching the member 45 either through .f the turning of handle 50 or the turning of member 5I through the use of the key, the depending portion of the rotatable member 41 may be swung laterally to uncover the recess -43 to permit the insertion of bail 25 or the removal of the bail therefrom. v

The structures'described above may be installed upon a door in very simple operations, a hole being first formed through the door, and the parts then fitted into position as described. A sturdy locking structure is thus provided requiring the use of a key `only by the pick-up or delivery man, access t0 the hanger being provided for the housewife through the operating shaft which extends through the door.

It will be understood that the pick-up man may take the entire hanger and -bag and later may return the Same with the cleaned goods, etc. therein. Further, instead of using a keycontrolled lock, a combination lock, the combination of which is known to the pick-up and delivery man, may be employed, the combination being changed from time to time to insure security. Other equivalent means for safeguarding the hook latch may be employed.

While in the foregoing specification I have described specific structures illustrative of the invention in considerable detail, it will be understood that such details of structure may be varied widely by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. A support guard, comprising a support member adapted to be secured upon the exterior of a door for supporting Aa clothes container, a guard member normally securing said container uponsaid support, at least one of said members being Vmovably mounted to effect release of said container, a key-controlled lock controlling the movement of said movably mounted member, and means extending from said movably mounted :member and adapted to extend to the interior of said door to also effect release of said movably mounted member independently of said keycontrolled lock.

2. A support guard, comprising a support member adapted to vbe secured upon the outside of a door and to support a clothes container, a guard member adapted to be mounted upon the outside of said door for movement thereon into a position confining said container upon said support member, and means adapted to be operable from inside and key controlled means adapted to be operated from the outside of the doorl `be operable from inside the door and key controlled means adapted to be operated from the outside of the door for effecting release of said movably mounted member.

4. A support guard of the character set forth,

comprising a container support adapted to be secured to the exterior of a door, a guard member for conning said container upon said support member, at least one of said members being movably mounted With respect to the other to eiect the conning of the container upon said support and the release of the container from the support, independent means adapted to be operable from inside the door and from outside the door respectively for effecting release of said movably mounted member, and a key-controlled lock adapted to be mounted on the exterior of the door for controlling the release of the movably mounted member from the exterior of the door.

5. In a support guard adapted to support a clothes hanger equipped with a bail having an enlarged end, a support adapted to be secured to the exterior of a door and providing a slot for receiving said bail, a latch member adapted to be supported upon said door for movement into a position for confining said bail within 4:5` Number said slot, locking means for releasably conning said latch in bail-obstructing position, and means adapted to be accessible from inside of the .door for moving said latch to non-obstructing position independently of said lock.

6. A support guard, comprising a support member adapted to be secured upon the exterior of a door and providing a support for a container, and a guard member adapted to be supported upon said door for movement into a position for locking said container upon said support, said guard and said support members being both movably mounted, one of said members being adapted to be operable from inside of the door and the other of said members being adapted to be operable from outside the door.

7. A support guard, comprising a support member adapted to` be secured upon the exterior of a door and providing a support for a container, a guard member adapted to be supported upon said door for movement into a position for locking said container upon said support, said guard and said support members being both movably mounted, one of rsaid members being adapted to be operable from inside of the door and the other of said members being adapted to be operable from outsidethe door, and a key-controlled lock controlling the operation of the member operable from the outside of the door.

LEO PETERS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the i'lle of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Klein June 24, 1913 Welch July 22, 1924 Binns Mar. 22, 1938 Byrnes Sept. 5, 1939 Botten May 17, 1949 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Austria Mar. 25, 1935 Number 

